Bruce Wilcox (center) assistant secretary in charge of Salton Sea policy for Califonia Natural Resources, notifies the State Water Resources Control Board on delays in the Salton Sea Management Program but identifies plans to get caught up in the years ahead. To Wilcox’s left is Kristopher Tjernell, newly hired by the Department of Water Resources to help advance DWR’s work on the Salton Sea. To Wilcox’s right is State Water Board staff member Justine Herrig.

The State Water Resources Control Board heard an update on the Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP) on Tuesday, Oct. 16, with Board Chairwoman Felicia Marcus telling state officials working on the Sea that she needs to see more “drive” to get projects done. Her comments were a message of both optimism that construction will soon begin on projects and disappointment with the news they were presented

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Bruce Wilcox, assistant secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency in charge of Salton Sea Policy, welcomes attendees to the workshop held Oct. 4 in Imperial County to discuss three proposals for importing water to the Salton Sea. Those three proposals have been deemed the most complete to move forward to another round of evaluations.

On Thursday Oct. 4, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) hosted a second round of discussions about the concept of importing water to the Salton Sea for long-term restoration under the State’s Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP). The workshop, held at the Imperial County Board of Supervisors chambers in El Centro, was a follow-up to a workshop held earlier in the year when 11 firms presented their concepts for a water importation plan. All eleven were proposed in response to “request for information” issued by CNRA.

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